Ballistic Missile Edge: DRDO tests Agni 1 missile successfully

2012

SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TEST OF AGNI-I

AGNI-I, Ballistic Missile, was successfully flight tested from the Launch Complex at Wheelar’s Island of the Coast of bay of Bengal in Odisha. The Missile took off in the sky mejistically at 08.30 am on December 12,  from the Road Mobile Launcher and followed the path perfectly, computed by the explicit guidance running in the state of art onboard computers (OBC).

The AGNI-I reached the target point in Bay of Bengal with a single digit accuracy as witnessed by the two Naval Ships located near the Target.

The Missile test fired by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) as a part of routine training exercise as met all the mission objectives. The inertial navigation system (INS) performed excellently and navigated the missile within few meters from the intended target point. All the Electro Optic Tracking System (EOTS), Radar located all along the coast have tracked the missile and monitored all the parameters in real time.

The Launch operations were monitored by the Programme Director AGNI-I Dr. J Chattopadhyay and team of scientists from DRDO.  Avinash Chander, Programme Director AGNI & Chief Controller (Missiles & Strategic Systems) has guided the Strategic Force Command (SFC) and DRDO teams during the mission operations.

Dr. V.K. Saraswat, DG (R & D) DRDO witnessed the successful launch alongwith the top brass of the SFC. Dr. V.G.Sekaran, Director ASL,  MVKV Prasad, Director ITR were present during the launch.

Defence Minister  A.K. Antony congratulated all the scientists of the DRDO and Strategic Force Command on the successful flight test of AGNI-I

Agni 4, long range missile, successfully test fired: India now looks for Agni 5 with more than 5000 km target power

Syed Akbar
Hyderabad. Nov 15: India once again proved its military capabilities
by successfully test firing the new range of missiles in the Agni
series – Agni 4 – that will bridge the present gap between the Agni 2
and Agni 3 missiles. The Agni - 4, originally named Agni 2 prime, was
redesigned with several new technologies indigenously developed to
give a boost to the country’s ambitious defence programme. The next in
line is Agni 5 with a range larger than 5000 km and capable of hitting
targets as far away as China and bringing Europe within the target
range. The Agni 5 is likely to be launched within a few months.
Agni 4 with a precision killer technology has a range of 3000 plus km.
The Missile has capability to carry strategic warheads and has
provided a fantastic deterrence to the country. DRDO plans to produce
a large number of such missiles for the Armed forces.
The new range missile was launched from a Road Mobile System on
Tuesday morning from Wheelers’ Island off the coast of Odisha. “The
missile had a textbook trajectory and reached a height of about 900
kms and reached the pre-designated target in the international waters
of Bay of Bengal. All mission objectives were fully met. All the
systems functioned perfectly till the end encountering the re-entry
temperatures of more than 3000 degrees Celsius,” according to an
official statement released here.
Agni 4 is one of its kinds with a world-class technology. This missile
had proved many new technologies for the first time, giving a quantum
leap for the country in defence technology. The missile is lighter in
weight and has two stages of solid propulsion and a payload with
re-entry heat shield.
The Composite Rocket Motor, which has been used for the first time,
has given excellent performance. The missile system is equipped with
modern and compact avionics with redundancy to provide high level of
reliability.  The indigenous Ring Laser Gyros based high accuracy INS
(RINS) and Micro Navigation System (MINGS) complementing each other in
redundant mode have been successfully flown in guidance mode for the
first time.
“The high performance onboard computer with distributed Avionics
architecture and high speed reliable communication bus and a full
Digital Control System have controlled and                   guided
the Missile to the target.  The Missile has reached the target with
very high level of accuracy,” the statement pointed out.
All the radars and electro-optical systems along the coast of Odisha
have tracked and monitored all the parameters of the vehicle.  Two
Indian Naval ships located near the target have witnessed the final
event.
Dr VK Saraswat, scientific advisor to the defence minister,
congratulated all the scientists and employees of DRDO and the Armed
forces for the successful launch. Dr Avinash Chander, chief controller
(missiles & strategic systems), DRDO, and Programme Director, Agni
called it as a new era in the modern long-range navigation system of
India.  He said this has paved the way ahead for the success of Agni 5
mission, which will be launched shortly.
Dr Tessy Thomas, Project Director AGNI 4, and team prepared and
integrated the Missile System and launched the missile successfully.
“The DRDO has produced and proven many new state of the art
technologies in the Missile System like composite rocket motors, very
high accuracy ring laser gyro based inertial navigation system, micro
navigation system, digital controller system and very powerful onboard
computer system,” she added.
Commander in Chief of Strategic Force Command Air Marshal KJ Mathews
has witnessed the launch.  Dr SK Ray, Director RCI, Dr P Venugopalan,
Director DRDL, Dr VG Sekaran Director ASL, Dr SP Dash, director ITR,
were present during the launch.

India to develop super hypersonic missiles with Mac7 speed

November 14, 2008
By Syed Akbar
Hyderabad, Nov 13: India is developing a whole new family of missiles that are quite light in weight and capable of hitting targets with speeds ranging between 7410 km and 8645 km per hour.
According to Defence Research and Development Organisation chief controller (research and development) Dr VK Saraswat, these hypersonic missiles with such great speeds cannot be intercepted by enemies. They will fly at low altitudes of 30 mts and hit the target with great precision.
"The DRDO is spending Rs 50 crore to develop the hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle. The present-day missiles are quite bulky and weighs between 20 and 30 tonnes. Moreover, they fly quite high. We are looking at futuristic missiles with hypersonic speeds and flying low. They are also lighter in weight," Dr Saraswat told reporters a day after India successfully tested 600 km range surface-to-surface missile Shourya.
The DRDO, he said was looking for hypersonic missiles with Mac6 to Mac7 speed (six to seven times the speed of sound. Sound travels at a speed of 1235 km per hour). The new missile will be build using indigenous technology without any foreign collaboration. It will also double up as a long-range cruise missile.
Saraswat said the DRDO was also doing research to make the hypersonic missile as a launch vehicle for satellites. This will help DRDO improve its resources through commercial launch of satellites.
He said the success of Chandrayaan-1 and India's signing of 123 agreement with the USA had opened new avenues in aerospace and nuclear sector. India is going to open up market for 60,000 crore to Rs 70,000 crore in the next 10 years. "But the Indian industry should gear up to grab the opportunity by producing globally competitive projects. There will be eight to 10 new nuclear reactors coming up in the country opening 15 billion to 20 billion US dollars investment opportunities," he said.

Powerful EWS decoys to seduce incoming missiles

May 13, 2008
By Syed Akbar
Hyderabad, May 12: The city-based Defence Electronics Research Laboratory is working on a state-of-the-art decoy system for the Indian Navy to protect vital installations from missile attacks by enemy nations.
The decoy will be equipped with the most modern electronic warfare system and the DLRL is looking for collaboration with some international firms to develop the technology.
"It will emit strong signals to seduce an in-coming missile and detract it from the targeted path. The missile will hit the decoy and the naval ship or vital installation will escape from the missile attack," DLRL director R Sreehari
Rao told a select group of reporters.
The decoy can also be towed to enable the aircraft to draw the missile's attention away from itself to a done or false target. It is programmed in such a way to "lure away" an in-coming missile by presenting a more attractive target.
"The system protects the aircraft, naval ships and other installations against
radar guided missiles.
The decoys can be free flying as well. Since it is a self-propelled decoy, it has
a fairer chance of enticing away a missile than a towed decoy.
Referring to the need for miniaturisation of electronic warfare systems, Dr Sreehari said the DLRL has plans to develop high altitude based EWS that could have a large range. He said the Samyukta electronic warfare system would be ready by November this year.
"In battle field, electromagnetic spectrum is extensively used for various purposes. Traditionally winning the war means control over land, air and sea based assets. he fourth dimension of war is control over EM spectrum. No war can be won without effectively controlling the EM spectrum," he said. Sreehari Rao said the DLRL had developed integrated electronic warfare systems for tactical battlefield operations as well as low conflict scenarios meeting the operational requirements of Indian Army.

Agni-5: India plans 5000 km range Agni-5 missile

May 10, 2008
By Syed Akbar
Hyderabad, May 9: India has already attained the capability of developing missiles, which could hit targets beyond 5000 km range, according to Avinash Chander, programme director of Agni missile system.
Avinash Chander, who is also the director of Advanced Systems Laboratory that developed the Agni components, said his lab would now take up the design of the new missile system. "We have the capability of making 5000 km range missiles, but we have to make the designs first. The designing part will be over in two year's time," he said.
Interacting with a select group of reporters here on Friday after the successful test-fire of Agni-3 missile earlier this week, Avinash Chander said the next programme would be Agni-5. There's no need for Agni-4 as it's just an upgradation of the existing Agni-3. "We are looking forward to developing Agni-5 missiles with multiple warheads.
The present missile system carries only one warhead. The advanced stage of Agni-5 will be capable of carrying three warheads that could hit the given target or the set of different targets with precision," he pointed out.
The Agni-3 missile has filled the vital gaps in India's defence capability while Agni-5 will take it a step further. "We are on par with the European nations and China when it comes to possession of missile system capability. Only the USA is ahead of us," he claimed.
The development of Agni-5 will put India on an advantageous position in the region as it could hit any target within the geopolitical system. Only the USA, Russia, France and China have missiles beyond the 3,000 km range. India has
joined the select club with the successful test-firing of Agni-3, which has a range of about 3,500 km. "The Agni-5 technology will be totally indigenous," Avinash Chander said.
Referring to Agni-3, he said it has a state-of-the-art inertial guidance, highly accurate sensors with high immunity from jamming. The ASL is also working on new
warhead technologies that could be used for Agni-3 and Agni-5. The warheads will be capable of hitting the given targets piercing through the anti-ballistic missile defence system of the enemy. They are capable of fooling the radar system.
There will be decoy warheads which will be fired along with the genuine ones. The idea is to divert the attention of the enemy's defence system. The enemy will lose its anti-ballistic missiles firing at the decoy warheads while the real warheads will hit the targets, destroying the enemy's capability. The warheads will also pass through the atmosphere dodging the enemy's missiles.